Simona Halep was unexpectedly defeated by a qualifier in the first round of the US Open on Monday. It is the first major surprise of the last Grand Slam of 2022, according to the WTA website, after Daria Snigur’s victory, but it is not surprising as Halep has the worst record of any major at Flushing Meadows.

The former world number one was defeated 2-6, 6-0, 4-6 in one hour and 40 minutes of play.

Daria Snigur (124 WTA, qualifier), who defeated Simona Halep, marked only her third match at the WTA level.

The WTA website claims that Simona Halep’s exit is the first big surprise in the 2022 US Open women’s draw

“The first big surprise at the US Open 2022 was the elimination of Simona Halep in the first round by the athlete who came from the qualification, Daria Snigur.

Along with Caroline Garcia, Halep came to Flushing Meadows as one of the strongest players on the circuit. But the Romanian was eliminated after meeting a 20-year-old athlete from Ukraine, who was playing only her third official match at the WTA level.

It was the first victory in the WTA for Snigur, who managed to make no less than five breaks against Simona Halep. She finished the match with 11 winners and 27 unforced errors, while Halep had 13 winners and, quite unexpectedly, no less than 30 unforced errors.

It was the latest disappointment in a long streak for the Romanian at the US Open. This tournament was a big test for her since 2015, when she reached the semi-finals.

In 2017 and 2018, she lost in the first round, in 2019 she was eliminated in the second round, and last year she did not make it past the eighth round.” – wtatennis.com.

Mats Wilander and Simona Halep unexpectedly dropped out of the US Open 2022 – Aspects that the former ATP leader paid attention to

Know:

• Simona Halep, who participated in the American Grand Slam tournament for the 12th time, was eliminated in the first round for the fourth time.
• Simona Halep’s best performance at the US Open was qualifying for the semifinals in 2015.

• Simona Halep will receive a check for $80,000 and 10 WTA points for participating in the first round of the US Open 2022.
• In the second round of the competition in Flushing Meadows, Daria Snigur will play the winner of the match between Poland’s Magdalena Frech (103 WTA) and Canadian Rebecca Marino (106 WTA).
• Romania still has four representatives in the US Open 2022 main draw: Sorana Kirstea (vs. Laura Siegemund), Irina Bega (vs. Elise Mertens), Gabriella Ruse (vs. Daria Saville) and Jacqueline Christian (vs. Anette Kontaveit).

Statistics of the match Simona Halep – Daria Snigur

Aces: 3 – 0

Double faults: 3 – 3

Points won on the first serve: 60% (30/50) – 59% (27/46)

Points won on second serve: 46% (11/24) – 38% (10/26)

Points won online: 20% (1/5) – 67% (8/12)

Break points won: 63% (5/8) – 33% (5/15)

Winning shots: 13 – 11

Unforced errors: 30 – 27

Total points: 76 – 70

Duration of the match: 1 hour 40 minutes.

What did Simona Halep do for the history of participation in the US Open

2022 – first round – 2-6, 6-0, 4-6 against Daria Snigur

2021 – fourth round – 3-6, 3-6 against Elina Svitolina

2020 – did not participate due to the coronavirus pandemic

2019 – Second Round – 6-2, 3-6, (4)6-7 vs Taylor Townsend

2018 – First round – 2-6, 4-6 against Kai Kanepi

2017 – first round – 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 against Maria Sharapova

2016 – quarters – 2-6, 6-4, 3-6 against Serena Williams

2015 – semi-finals – 1-6, 3-6 against Flavia Pennetta

2014 – third round – (6)6-7, 2-6 against Mirjana Lucich-Baroni

2013 – fourth round – 2-6, (3)6-7 against Flavia Pennetta

2012 – second round – 1-6, 1-6 against Nadia Petrova

2011 – second round – 6-3, 2-6, 2-6 vs Carla Suarez Navarro

2010 – first round – 4-6, 6-4, 5-7 against Jelena Yankovic.

US Open 2022 will be held from August 29 to September 11, and the most important matches from Flushing Meadows will be broadcast in LiveText format on HotNews.ro.